(From Dubois County)  Dubois County saw a rally come up just short as Hoptown came into League Stadium and won, 4-3 in a dramatic finish.

     Dubois County and Hoptown were knotted in a pitchers duel nearly the entire game. It wasn't until the 8th inning that a run was scored in the contest. Bo Ausmus came up big for the Bombers, finding the hole against a drawn-in Hoppers infield that scored Hamilton Carr on a RBI single to give the Bombers a, 1-0 lead going into the 9th. Hoptown scored four times off two hits and one Bomber error in the top of the 9th. Mitch Huckabay delivered the big punch in the inning with a two out 3 RBI double down the first baseline. Dubois County entered the 9th down, 4-1 but got the score to, 4-3 but a 6-4-3 twin killing ended the game with the tying run on third.

     Bomber starter, Connor Strain and Hopper starter, Riley Sanderson both had very impressive efforts on the night. Strain lasted 7 1/3 innings struck out seven Hoppers, walked two and limited Hoptown to only three hits in a scoreless effort. Sanderson had a solid line also, he tossed seven scoreless innings, kept Dubois County to two hits, struck out seven and walked three. It was Trevor Blocker who earned the win in the 9th and Jonathan Williams took the loss for Dubois County.

     At the plate, the Bombers were held to six hits and no Bomber player recorded more than one hit. Ausmus, Carr, Casey Ryan, Eric McKibban, Shain Showers, and Kyle Schwinghamer were the Bombers to get a hit. Shain Showers hit the only extra base hit, a double in the 9th.